enVista Hires Labor Management Pioneer Al Gagnon to Help Companies Improve Workforce...

enVista Hires Labor Management Pioneer Al Gagnon to Help Companies Improve
Workforce Productivity and Reduce Labor Costs

Former Gagnon & Associates President Will Further Advance enVista's Thriving
Labor Management and Lean Logistics Practices

CHICAGO, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- enVista, the leading enterprise cost
management services provider, announced today at ProMat 2009, that it has
hired Al Gagnon to help lead its growing labor management and lean logistics
practices. As the former President of Gagnon & Associates, Gagnon is
considered a leader in the supply chain industry. Gagnon & Associates
introduced the industry's first commercial labor management software
application, and was also the first to implement a performance improvement
approach based on preferred methods, training and discrete engineered
standards. In his role at enVista, Gagnon will work closely with clients to
understand and address their unique labor requirements, and significantly
reduce labor costs.

enVista President and CEO Jim Barnes says, "We are extremely pleased to
welcome Al to enVista. He will be a great asset to our labor management team
and a valuable resource to our clients. Al has worked with executives from
some of the largest distribution networks to leverage human capital to improve
productivity, safety and quality. These projects have delivered millions of
dollars in shareholder value and we expect our clients will similarly benefit
from his expertise."

Says Gagnon, "It is a privilege to join enVista. I have worked alongside and
respected their team for years and found they offer some of the deepest labor
management experience in the industry. I look forward to meeting many enVista
clients and prospects at ProMat and in the coming weeks."

Prior to enVista, Gagnon spent 10 years as an executive at supply chain
execution solution providers and enVista partners, Manhattan Associates and
RedPrairie.

About enVista
enVista is the leading enterprise cost management services provider, offering
expert consulting and technology services from source to consumption. enVista
enables world-leading companies to reduce operating costs, improve customer
service and enhance profitability through innovative solutions and deep domain
expertise across a multitude of industries and vertical markets. For more
information about enVista please call 877-684-7700 or contact us at
inforequest@envistacorp.com. www.envistacorp.com

PRESS CONTACT:J.J. Schambow 414-313-9822, or news@envistacorp.com

SOURCE enVista

J.J. Schambow of enVista, +1-414-313-9822, news@envistacorp.com